Veolia
supplies two packaged water treatment plants to Bambisana Hospital

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25-04-2018 - Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Veolia
supplies two packaged water treatment plants to Bambisana Hospital

Veolia Water Technologies South
Africa recently assisted state-owned hospital, Bambisana, with two packaged
water treatment plants. Situated in remote Eastern Cape, the hospital required
low-footprint and low-maintenance water treatment solutions to provide potable
water to the hospital as well as to treat its sewage water for re-use. Veolia
designed, manufactured and commissioned two of its trademarked containerised,
plug-and-play solutions in just three months for the hospital.

“Our packaged plant
solutions are a cost-effective alternative to in-ground plants and are well
suited for remote areas that are situated away from bulk water infrastructure,
such as with Bambisana hospital,” says Royston Moses, Project Engineer, Veolia
Water Technologies South Africa.

The PWTP™ produces 120 m3 of SANS-approved potable water per
day for the hospital.

Supplying consistent potable water

The previous reservoir
infrastructure provided an inconsistent supply of water and was therefore
unsuitable for the hospital that requires consistent, high-quality water for
its day-to-day operations. “Furthermore, our water quality studies indicated
that the existing reservoir and borehole water was host to low-concentration
bacteria, high turbidity and slight residual colouring,” comments Moses. Veolia
supplied the hospital its Potable Water Treatment Plant (PWTP™) that produces
120 m3 of high-quality potable water per day. The PWTP™ features a
clarifier, sand filter, carbon filter and a range of chlorine, coagulant,
flocculant and pH dosing equipment, all packaged in a single container to treat
the water to SANS241 and WHO standards.

Treating hospital sewage

With no former sewage
treatment infrastructure in place, the hospital also required a packaged plant
to treat its wastewater according to the RSA General Standard for Discharge.
Veolia addressed this with its packaged Sewage Treatment Plant (STP™) that
upgrades 60 m3 of sewage water per day. Enclosed in 6 six-metre
containers, the STP™ features Veolia’s cost-effective trickling filter
technology to treat the sewage water to certified re-use standards, as well as
a bar screen, septic tanks, clarifiers and chlorine-dosing equipment. This
treated water is now re-used by the community for irrigation and agricultural
purposes.

Both plants are fully
containerised to protect the equipment from environmental impacts and for
security reasons. “All our packaged water treatment solutions are pre-assembled
and Factory Acceptance Tested at our workshop in Johannesburg. What this means
for Bambisana hospital is that the plants simply needed to be ‘plugged-in and
switched on’ when they arrived on site,” adds Moses. “By lowering manufacturing
and commissioning time, we were able to supply these cost-effective water
treatment plants in just three months.”

Although both the
plants are easy to operate and require very little maintenance, Veolia remained
onsite to provide local operator training. The PWTP™ was delivered to site in
June 2017, closely followed by the STP™ two weeks later.

Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource
management. With nearly 169 000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and
provides water, waste and energy management solutions which contribute to the
sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three
complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources,
preserve available resources, and to replenish them.

In 2017, the Veolia group supplied 96 million
people with drinking water and 62 million people with wastewater service,
produced nearly 55 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 47 million
metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia Environnement
(listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €25.12 billion
in 2017.www.veolia.com